F&C had a booth at the Collinsville show and I picked up their 40’ automobile boxcar with the end doors. Car prototype photos are C&O 9699 and 9779. I know the 1937 car Intermountain did had black

And the insulation on the open side door. I also noted how small the diameter of the truck pin is, on the near bolster. Scott Haycock

Has been sold. Thanks, -Andy Carlson Oai CA On Friday, July 29, 2022 at 09:57:12 AM PDT, Andy Carlson

One can see the ice bunker drains at the corners of the floor. Dennis Storzek

Yes, these are refrigerator cars on the New Haven. Some of these got transferred to Fruit Growers after New Haven signed oon Roger Hinman

Door looks funny. Reefer rather than Boxcar? Anyone got an ORER handy? Steve

Thanks, Bob---- For the link to this photo but the flat car is NYC 499032 surely not an ERIE car. Regards from western Penna, Grove City----Mike Schleigh

Photo: Erie Depressed Center Flat Car 99032 Photo from Morning Sun Books: https://tinyurl.com/2v7p4rjp Notice the rods in the cribbing. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I disagree, I think that is being unloaded at it's destination. I feel there are to many watching for it being loaded, If they we loading it I'm sure there would be just enough people to get the job

Photo: Underframe Detail – New Haven Boxcar 22105 Photo from the Boston Public Library: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:6682x8044 Click and scroll to enlarge photo. Bob

Hello- I have a 4-car set of the released this month (July 2022) Intermountain HO 40' PS-1 Santa Fe box cars. IMRC has 4 cars in this new release: 45403 Chief 45430 Grand Canyon 45431 El

A friend of mine used to do that for trust stencils. Unless you carry a loupe for reading the tiny letters, you'd never notice it ! :-D On 7/28/2022 4:48 PM,

A 3D yard office project is featured in the latest DesignBuildOp blog post. Dr. Dave Campbell summarizes his efforts on a key yard structure for his layout.

Because it still might not be opaque enough. I used the word "might" because I don't know. A very interesting proposal, though. That said, I like my idea better. Only one layer of one color. No

If it's hard to print yellow over white in perfect register why not print yellow over yellow? For small lettering that may not be legible in HO anyway I use N scale dimension data applied upside down

Dave, I did preface my statement with "From what I've seen,...". I am not intimately acquainted with the decal production business. I've seen the problem of yellow-over-white I describe in Microscale

The location of this photo is very likely Elmira, NY, which was home to both American LaFrance and Ward LaFrance, both makers of fire trucks. The American LaFrance plant was large and sat opposite

Dang. I think you’re correct. I was basing it on the first truck. Looked longer than 50’. Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

Actually, I think that it is too short and the roof is wrong for the X30. Rather, this appears to be an X33A. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

PRR 1 car class X30. Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY